Mechanical Advantage Jackscrew Quiz

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What is the ideal mechanical advantage (IMA) of the jackscrew with a lever arm of 40 cm and a pitch of 5 mm?

  • 500 (correct)
  • 250
  • 300
  • 150

If a jackscrew has a pitch of 3 mm and is 600 mm long, what is the actual mechanical advantage (AMA) when the efficiency is 30%?

  • 500
  • 250
  • 300
  • 150 (correct)

For a jackscrew with a pitch of 3 mm and 600 mm long, if a force of 60 N must be applied when lifting a load of 25 kN, what is the ideal mechanical advantage (IMA)?

  • 0.33
  • 416.67
  • 1257 (correct)
  • 2.4

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